Male Viera as a playable character! show your support

[Lauront]

Yes, you can go look at them here. Bear in mind that the Hrothgar/Viera female shares there are the total ones since all the graph is measuring is changes from existing races/new characters, and given that the two races were added as of ShB, those figures for them (insofar as the census counts the character or not) are total figures - whereas for other races they'd be marginal additions/losses. He provided their total % in a post further below, here. Their figures sit at around the same level as some of the least popular race/gender picks in the game. Thus why I say they might meet a minimum profitability threshold to be added but their figures don't indicate anything like a huge unmet demand/necessity. We'll see how further scans develop but I am not expecting overly huge divergences.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

like exarch sandwiches on a QnA? that was worth it to talk about. Who even cares about being able to play as their dream race in their desired gender?

I think you somehow missed the part where I said they shouldn't talk about it UNLESS they have something to show for it. Because seeing it would be way more valuable then talking about it. Guess I cant even go halfway with some of you...

[Senn]

Long story short, people wanted a beasty like race way before Viera was announced

Actually, this is not true. Back in 1.0, there was an in-game survey asking players what sort of race they wanted implemented.

Yoshi P himself even suspected "mammalian demi-beastmen" got the most amount of votes because viera were used as an example. I suspect this as well.

This is not to say beast-like races were not desired. It's just that viera were desired even more, even in 1.0 days. More so than beastmen.

[Lauront]

Big yikes to that last one.

Still, although I doubt they'll add further clans, given that that was the second most popular category since they really loathe the idea of hybrids (I'm not too keen on them either) meaning it is effectively void, and given that the third was implemented via Au Ra, I hope this means that the next evolution will be further upgrades/enhancements to CC for existing races.

[Jybril]

But the one thing we all know about Viera, is that the males are never seen. That’s been in the lore and even brought over into this game, and even in that Viera area, there isn’t any male viera present… so your point?.

Never seen =/= doesn't exist.

Man dude, I know that lore isn't the reason they weren't added, but that doesn't change that some people, like myself, who saw Viera being added just automatically just assumed that it would only be female.

You are a very small portion then, obviously or else when we all found out about it, it wouldn't have been a massive uproar.
Kinda sucks especially when we were all teased concept art of would-be male Viera's.
They have unlocked gender restrictions for Miqote, Roe's and Highlanders so people being confused to a genderlock shouldn't come as a surprise shocker.

[Vahlnir]

Big yikes to that last one.

Eh, not really. There was a demand for a beast-like race even if it was small. Viera being requested more isn't a surprise. At the end of the day, they chose to appeal to both crowds. That was a bit of a bold move in itself. Yoshi P and SE clearly felt that both were necessary to appeal to the most amount of players, even if they were 1 gender each.

[Lauront]

I think you misunderstood me - that last one I mean is the item asking for mixed race options, like Lalafell-Miqo'te. Something they've routinely dismissed as an idea. I guess they can only blame themselves for putting it on that survey.

[Vahlnir]

I think you misunderstood me - that last one is asking for mixed race options, like Lalafell-Miqo'te. Something they've routinely dismissed as an idea. I guess they can only blame themselves for putting it on that survey.

Ah, gotcha.

[Defmetal]

I just hope they never add male viera.

[Sei_Konsetsu]

I just hope they never add male viera.

Huh... Why is that? Out of curiosity?